the president told letterman he recognized that as a mistake and quickly apologized for it. >>> romney is already battling from behind in virginia. a new "the washington post" poll shows the president with an eight-point lead over mitt romney, 52% to 44% in the critical swing state. and the poll found that more than half of voters approve of the job the president is doing. >>> romney running mate paul ryan will try to gain background in the commonwealth. he'll visit danville for a rally at the piedmont machine factory. the town used to be a thriving textile and tobacco hub. and it's fallin' on hard times. >>> senate candidates tim kaine and george allen will face off in a live debate tomorrow. it gets under way at noon in mclean, virginia. "meet the press" moderator david gregory will moderate the debate. i, along with julie carey, will be the panelists. >>> cnbc seema modi is live. >> target planning to hire 80,000 to 90,000 seasonal workers this holiday season. while that seems like a lot, it's down from the 92,000 the retailers add the last year. keep that in mind. however, target s